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Monday, February 27, 2006

More on Entertainment

This post from Spunky is about Focus on the Family's response to the television program LOST. A while back my children asked to watch the show, citing many Christian friends who watch it regularly. We tuned in and it wasn't long before we wished we hadn't. Once again we were saddened by the compromise Christians make for the sake of entertainment. I completely sympathize with Spunky's post.

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Most of my friends know this is my personal portable soapbox that I carry with me everywhere I go. It has convenient handles and a nice little megaphone that fits inside just waiting to be pulled out when the occasion merits. But my blog friends have yet to learn how obnoxious and unrelenting I can be on the subject! :)

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It's not that we think we are above it. We've been there. I'm sure we have watched worse things than any of our friends do now or possibly ever have. That's probably why it is such a passion of ours. We know the slippery slope all too well.

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We recently had a conversation with our children about what the Bible has to say on the matter and I blogged about it here.

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"May we remember as parents that we are His children, and that He is about the business of changing our hearts, of repairing our ruins, of remaking us. And though He has not finished with us, He has placed in our care His children. May He in His grace keep our hearts aflame for these children. May He give us minds like steel traps that we would never be distracted, that we would not forsake our calling. May He, the great Steward, make us faithful stewards of children, the most precious gifts, of which is the kingdom of God." RC Sproul, Jr.

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About Me:

I've been married to my husband since January of 1987. In November of that year our first daughter arrived. Twenty-one years and seven children later, we are living a full life in rural Tennessee. Our children are ages 22, 21, 19, 17, 15, 13 and 9. We've homeschooled from the start ~ back when two little girls sat at their desks filling out preschool workbooks. Boy, have we learned a lot! Now we don't own any desks at all but instead we prefer to gather at the large kitchen table or in the living room with cozy blankets and hot tea to read many wonderful books. I really do love my life!